Line-clip.



J. H. MACKRELL.

LINE CLIP.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 6, 1913.

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Patented Nov. 10, 1914.

UNITED srarrnsi n rnntr OFFICE.

JOHN H. MAGKRELL, OF BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-I-IALF TO MATTHEW B. SNOW, 0F BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA.

LINE-CLIP.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, JOHN H. MACKRELL. a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Butler, in the county of Butler, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Line-Clips, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to a clothes line clip, and the primary object of my invention is to provide line clip adapted to be secured to the upper end of a clothes prop capable of securely holding a clothes line or wire in engagement with the upper end of a prop. whereby the line or cable will be prevented from slipping downwardly upon or from becoming detached from the upper end 01' the prop.

A further object of this invention is to provide a clothes line or cable clip for securing a line or cable in position and which consists of comparatively few parts that are inexpensive to manufacture, durable, easy to assemble and highly ellicient for the purposes for which they are intended.

With the above and other objects in view the invention resides in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter specifically described and then claimed.

Reference will now be had to the drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a front elevation of the prop partly broken away, Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same, and Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the prop partly broken away.

Referring to the drawings, the reference characters 1 and 4 denote sections of an adjustable clothes prop and the said section 4v has attached to its upper end a line clip in accordance with this invention. The upper end of the section 4 of the prop is rounded, as at 20, and has each side formed with a groove 21. The line clip is adapted to hold a line or wire cable 25 in one of the grooves of the section 4. Secured to the section 4; at the top thereof and as illustrated, to the front side of said section 4 is a resilient spring clip for connecting the line to said section 4. If desired the clip can be secured to the rear side of the section 4.

Secured to the front side of the center Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 6, 1913.

Patented Nov. 10, 1914.

Serial No. 772,153.

bar 4:, at the top thereof, is a resilient spring clip for connecting the line to said center bar 4-. Although the spring clip is illus trated in connection with an adjustable clothes line prop, yet it is to be understood that the clip can be used or employed for any purposes wherein it is found applicable. The spring clip is formed of a single length of wire or other suitable material, and has each terminus provided with an eye 30, through which extends a hold-fast device 22, for fixedly securing the terminus to the ele ment which is to support the clip, and to which is connected the line or cable. Projecting from each of the eyes 30 is ahorizontally disposed arm 31, 'said arms extending in an opposite direction with respect to each other, and positioned as illustrated against one face of the center bar 4-. Depending at an inclination from the outer terminus of each of the arms 31, is a downwardly inclined member 32, arranged as illustrated, against one side of the center bar 41-. The member 32 terminates in a vertically disposed arm 33, the latter merging into a rounded hook-shaped portion 34, which is adapted to extend, as illustrated, over the top of the center bar 4. The arms 33 extend inwardly at an inclination, and in opposite directions with respect to each other. As before stated, the clip is resilient. and as illustrated is adapted to detachably hold a line or cable 25 in one of the grooves 21 of the center bar l.

The bars 1, 2 and 4 can be made of light and durable wood and the prop can be used in connection with a line or wire without injury to the same.

One embodiment of the invention has been illustrated, but it is to be understood that the structural elements are susceptible to such variations and modifications as fall within the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is A line clip formed from a single length of wire having each terminus thereof provided with an eye for the passage of a holdfast device for securing said terminals to asupport, said wire bent to form a pair of oppositely disposed arms projecting from said eyes and downwardly inclined meim bers adapted to be positioned against the sides of the support, said member terminat- In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in the presence of tWo Witnesses.

JOHN H. MACKRELL.

"Witnesses MAX H. Snonovrrz, KATHERINE ERRETT.

Copies of vthis patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner. of ratents, 4 Washington, D. C. 

